Course Title: Conduct complex engineering set-out surveys

Part B: Course Detail

Teaching Period: Term2 2023

Course Code: GEOM5195C

Course Title: Conduct complex engineering set-out surveys

Important Information:

Please note that this course may have compulsory in-person attendance requirements for some teaching activities.  

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School: 530T Built Environment and Sustainability

Campus: City Campus

Program: C6175 - Advanced Diploma of Surveying

Course Contact: Matthew Sweeney

Course Contact Phone: +61 3 9925 4105

Course Contact Email: matthew.sweeney@rmit.edu.au

Name and Contact Details of All Other Relevant Staff

Simon Shachter | Teacher - Building, Surveying and Land Management

College of Vocational Education

RMIT University

+61 39925 2000

simon.shachter@rmit.edu.au   

www.rmit.edu.au

 

Nominal Hours: 120

Regardless of the mode of delivery, represent a guide to the relative teaching time and student effort required to successfully achieve a particular competency/module. This may include not only scheduled classes or workplace visits but also the amount of effort required to undertake, evaluate and complete all assessment requirements, including any non-classroom activities.

Pre-requisites and Co-requisites

None

Course Description

In this course you will develop the skills and knowledge required to conduct a complex engineering set-out survey based on specifications and client requirements.

It includes scheduling, recording, monitoring and reporting on the project. The course also includes setting up and using specialised surveying equipment to measure, record and reduce surveying data using an established control network and spatial coordinate and reference systems. It also includes validation of the accuracy of data and identifying and resolving problems.

This course is suitable for surveyors who use broad theoretical and technical knowledge to analyse information as well as interpret and provide solutions to unpredictable and sometimes complex surveying/spatial information problems. The course supports those who work in a technical management role in a surveying team.

 

National Codes, Titles, Elements and Performance Criteria

National Element Code & Title:	CPPSSI6035 Conduct complex engineering set-out surveys
Element:	1. Plan and prepare for complex engineering set-out survey
Performance Criteria:	1.1 Analyse survey set-out specifications, including cross-sections and plans, and technical descriptions of surveying data. 1.2 Determine constraints, work activities, technologies and techniques to be used for set-out according to project specifications and client requirements. 1.3 Identify any special equipment or resource requirements according to characteristics of the operating environment. 1.4 Devise and apply risk management and contingency strategies to ensure project complies with legislative requirements, industry standards and organisational requirements. 1.5 Determine safe work requirements, including use of personal protective equipment (PPE). 1.6 Select and check surveying equipment to ensure correct operation and functionality according to manufacturer specifications.
Element:	2. Manage complex engineering set-out survey
Performance Criteria:	2.1 Set out identified project components accurately according to project specifications. 2.2 Conduct, validate and record set-out measurements and calculations using control network according to project specifications. 2.3 Liaise and collaborate with relevant persons. 2.4 Review project progress and implement agreed changes for consistency with project scope and timeframes. 2.5 Resolve problems and implement contingencies according to organisational requirements.
Element:	3. Finalise complex engineering set-out survey
Performance Criteria:	1.1 Analyse survey set-out specifications, including cross-sections and plans, and technical descriptions of surveying data. 1.2 Determine constraints, work activities, technologies and techniques to be used for set-out according to project specifications and client requirements. 1.3 Identify any special equipment or resource requirements according to characteristics of the operating environment. 1.4 Devise and apply risk management and contingency strategies to ensure project complies with legislative requirements, industry standards and organisational requirements. 1.5 Determine safe work requirements, including use of personal protective equipment (PPE). 1.6 Select and check surveying equipment to ensure correct operation and functionality according to manufacturer specifications.

Learning Outcomes

On successful completion of this course you will have developed and applied the skills and knowledge required to demonstrate competency in the above elements. 

Details of Learning Activities

You will learn to:

• Planning for surveying operations
• Scheduling tasks and developing project timeframes
• Completing field-based activities
• Quality assurance checks during field operations
• Completing documentation and finalising project requirements

The total number of scheduled hours of teaching, learning and assessment involved in this course includes all planned activities (face to face classes, lectures, workshops and seminars; workplace visits, online learning and other forms of structured teaching and learning). It also covers the amount of effort necessary to undertake, evaluate and complete all assessment requirements, observation of work performance, discussions with supervisors and others providing third party evidence and one on one and group assessment sessions with students.

Teaching Schedule

 

Session/Date	Theme	Activities/Assessments
Session One 10-16 July	Welcome and course overview Discussing what we will be learning throughout the course during the semester and given a demonstration on the equipment used throughout the course	Activity: Demonstration on the equipment used throughout the course
Session Two 17-23 July	HP Prime Computations Traverse computations using the HP Prime Calculator, including using the closure, join and radiation programs	Activity: Conduct computations on a series of series of incomplete traverses using the HP Prime Calculator
Session Three 24-30 July	Liscad Computations Traverse computations using Liscad, including how to create points using multiple methods and examining the bearing and distance between points	Activity: Conduct computations on a series of series of incomplete traverses using Liscad
Session Four 31 July - 6 August	Coordinate Calculations Learning how to complete coordinate calculations using the HP Prime Calculator and Liscad	Activity: Generation coordinate values using the HP Prime Calculator and Liscad
Session Five 7-13 August	Manual Resection Calculations Calculations required to generate coordinate for point using a resection on known marks	Activity: Conduct the manual calculations to compute the coordinates for a resection point
Session Six 14-20 August	Creating Setout File Using Architectural Plans Using architectural plans to create Liscad setout file	Activity: Creating a Liscad setout file based on a set of architectural plans
Session Seven 20-26 August	Rotate to MGA Computations Manual calculations required to rotate a survey onto MGA	Activity: Rotate survey fieldwork that is on arbitrary bearings and coordinates onto MGA bearings and coordinates
Session Eight 21 - 27 August	Assignment 1 - Fieldwork Fieldwork component for assignment 1	Activity: conduct fieldwork for assignment 1
Census DateLinks to an external site. 31 August 2023	The Census Date is the last day you can withdraw from this course without financial penalty. If you need to withdraw from this course, you must do so before this date to avoid additional student fees.
Mid-semester break 28 August-3 September	The Mid-semester break is a scheduled break in the semester. No teaching or assessment will occur during this time. Also, your Trainer/Assessor won't be available during this time. If you need to contact them, please email them via your student email account, and they will respond once they return from the break.
Session Nine 4-10 September	Assignment 1 - Documentation and Report Session to spend time ensure that field notes from the fieldwork from assignment 1 are neat and contain all the required information. A report to the client details the survey results will also be conducteds	Activity: finalise field notes and writing report to client for assignment 1
Session Ten 11-17 September	Road Volume Calculations 1 Manual calculations to work out the volume of a stretch of road between two chainages	Activity: Conduct computations to calculate the volume between two chainages
Session Eleven 18-24 September	Road Volume Calculations 2 Manual calculations to work out the volume of a stretch of road between three chainages	Activity: Conduct computations to calculate the volume between three chainages
Session Twelve 25 September - 1 October	Base Plane Volume Calculations 1 Manual calculations to work out the volume to be excavated to base plane using a 2 x 2 grid	Activity: Conduct computations to calculate the volume  across a plane in the form of a 2 x 2 grid
Session Thirteen 2-8 October	Base Plane Volume Calculations 2 Manual calculations to work out the volume to be excavated to base plane using a 3 x 3 grid	Activity: Conduct computations to calculate the volume  across a plane in the form of a 3 x 3 grid
Session Fourteen 9-15 October	Assignment 2 - Fieldwork Fieldwork component for assignment 2	Activity: conduct fieldwork for assignment 2
Session Fifteen 16-22 October	Assignment 2 - Documentation and Report Session to spend time ensure that field notes from the fieldwork from assignment 2 are neat and contain all the required information. A report to the client details the survey results will also be conducted	Activity: finalise field notes and writing report to client for assignment 2
Session Sixteen 23 - 29 October	Assignment Feedback  Time allocated to finalising assignments based on assessors feedback	Activity: finalise and amend assignments based on feedback
Session Seventeen 30 October - 5 November	Addressing Assignment Feedback
Session Eighteen 6 -12 November	Addressing Assignment Feedback
Official Results Release Date 27 November 2023	Important: It is your responsibility to check your results on this date. Your official results for this course will be released on this date. Your teacher will not inform you of your final result. It will only be available via My Student Record on RMIT's website.  It is not your Trainer/Assessors responsibility to let you know your final result.  Your teacher will not be available to comment on your assessment or final results from 18-29 June 2022. After this date, you can contact them to talk about your final result if you need it.

Learning Resources

Prescribed Texts

References

Other Resources

Resubmission Policy:

After you submit your assessment, your Trainer/Assessor will review your submission. If you have met all the requirements of the assessment task, you will receive an S result in your Grades section of this course.

 

If the Trainer/Assessor determines that you have not met the assessment requirements, you will receive an NYS result in the Grades section. In this case, your Trainer/Assessor will provide you with the following opportunities to resubmit:

• Project/Practical-Based Assessment Task: One Resubmission per assessment.
• Knowledge-Based Assessment Task (Tests): Two Resubmissions per assessment

Important: If you do not submit an assessment by its due date or time, you are not entitled to a resubmission. You will only receive an opportunity to submit an assessment that you have failed to submit on time if you provide an approved Special Consideration. Your Trainer/Assessor, Program Coordinator & Program Manager or the Moderation panel cannot overturn a DNS result without approved Special Consideration.

 

*Resubmissions cannot be accepted via email or as attachments to the comments of another assessment. Any work submitted in this manner will not be accepted or recognised, regardless of the circumstances. All resubmissions must be uploaded via the original submission folder and by the due date and time set by the Trainer/Assessor.

 

**Your Trainer/Assessor, Program Coordinator or Program Manager cannot issue further resubmission opportunities beyond those stated here. You will only be provided with further opportunities based on the successful application for Special Consideration or upon the course moderation panel's review and decision at the course's end.

 

Attendance:

You are required to attend a minimum of 85% of your classes. If you miss classes, you will need to provide a medical certificate to your Trainer/Assessor for classes that result in you not meeting the 85% requirement.

 

If you fail to attend the minimum required classes and engage in each class, your trainer/assessor will not accept your assessment submissions. You will be required to attend an in-person interview with your trainer/assessor at a time determined by them. Failure to attend this interview will result in your assessment being rejected. Additionally, the trainer/assessor reserves the right to reject your assessment based on the interview's outcome. This is required to ensure RMIT meets the Standards set for RTOs to ensure the validity of your work.

 

Other Resources

All email communications will be sent to your RMIT email address and you must regularly check your RMIT emails.

Students will be able to access course information and learning materials through the Learning Hub and may be provided with additional materials in class. Lists of relevant reference books, resources in the library and accessible Internet sites will be provided where possible. You will also use equipment and software packages in the laboratory for the project work. During the course, you will be directed to websites to enhance your knowledge and understanding of difficult concepts

Check the Library Subject Guides: http://rmit.libguides.com/geospatial

Overview of Assessment

Assessment for this course is ongoing throughout the semester. Your knowledge and understanding of course content is assessed through participation in class exercises, oral presentations and through the application of learned skills and insights to your written tasks. Full assessment briefs will be provided and can be found on CANVAS. 

Assessment Tasks

Assessment 1: Bridge Pier Setout Survey

Assessment 2: Gridline Setout Survey

Assessment Matrix

Mapping Assessments to the Unit of Competency

Element	Performance criteria
		Assessment Task 1: Bridge Pier Setout Survey	Assessment Task 2: Gridline Setout Survey
1. Plan and prepare for complex engineering set-out survey.	1.1. Analyse survey set-out specifications, including cross-sections and plans, and technical descriptions of surveying data.	Part A (1.2)
1.2. Determine constraints, work activities, technologies and techniques to be used for set-out according to project specifications and client requirements.		Part A (1.1)
1.3. Identify any special equipment or resource requirements according to characteristics of the operating environment.	Part A (1.3)
1.4. Devise and apply risk management and contingency strategies to ensure project complies with legislative requirements, industry standards and organisational requirements.		Part A (1.2)
1.5 Determine safe work requirements, including use of personal protective equipment (PPE).	Part A (1.3) Part B (1.1)
1.6 Select and check surveying equipment to ensure correct operation and functionality according to manufacturer specifications.		Part A (1.1)
2. Manage complex engineering set-out survey.	2.1. Set out identified project components accurately according to project specifications.	Part A (2.2)
2.2. Conduct, validate and record set-out measurements and calculations using control network according to project specifications.		Part A (2.1)
2.3. Liaise and collaborate with relevant persons	Part A (1.3) Part A (2.1)	Part A (1.1)
2.4. Review project progress and implement agreed changes for consistency with project scope and timeframes.		Part A (2.2)
2.5. Resolve problems and implement contingencies according to organisational requirements.	Part A (1.3)
3. Finalise complex engineering set-out survey.	3.1. Finalise and check project for compliance with project and organisational requirements	Part A (3.1)	Part A (3.1)
3.2. Notify appropriate persons of project results according to organisational requirements.		Part A (3.2)
3.3. Complete documentation and archive spatial data according to project and organisational requirements.	Part A (3.2) Part B (2.1)	Part B (1.1)

 

 

Performance Evidence
	Assessment Task 1: Urban Identification Survey	Assessment Task 2: Greenfield Identification Survey
To demonstrate competency a candidate must meet the elements and performance criteria of this unit by conducting two different complex engineering set-out surveys. For each complex engineering set-out survey, the candidate must:
conduct set-out measurements and calculations to meet engineering specifications using two of the following pieces of surveying equipment:
current meter
global navigation satellite system (GNSS)
level
tape	Part A (3.1)	Part A (3.1)
theodolite
total station.	Part A (1.1)	Part A (1.1)

 

Knowledge Evidence
	Assessment Task 1: Control Survey	Assessment Task 2: Engineering Setout
To be competent in this unit a candidate must demonstrate knowledge of:
legislative requirements, and industry standards relating to engineering set-out surveys	KQ1
set-out considerations for: - civil works, including roads and pipelines - buildings, including curved structures and footings - cul-de-sac	KQ2
methods for setting up, levelling and calibrating surveying equipment	KQ3
data capture, set-out and reduction techniques	KQ4
graphical and technical information in engineering plans	KQ5
accuracy and precision requirements for setting out surveying data	KQ6
methods for calculating surveying data and verifying its accuracy using primary and secondary controls		KQ1
industry-accepted methods for validating data to identify errors and discrepancies		KQ2
methods for establishing a control network that meets specified tolerances		KQ3
organisational policies and procedures relating to: - work health and safety (WHS) relating to surveying activities - reporting and documentation - using and allocating resources - using surveying equipment		KQ4
reference and coordinate systems for surveying data, including Australian Height Datum and Map Grid of Australia.		KQ5

 

 

 

Assessment conditions	Describe how assessments meet the assessment conditions
Assessors must meet the requirements for assessors contained in the Standards for Registered Training Organisations. Competency is to be assessed in the workplace or a simulated environment that accurately reflects performance in a real workplace setting where these skills and knowledge would be performed. Candidates must have access to:	RMIT employment requires all trainers and assessors to comply with the Standards for RTOs in respect to holding the TAE40116, or higher VE qualification including any necessary updated units.  All employees must show currency within their vocational specialty along with their professional employment.
- personal protective equipment (PPE)	All required PPE will be provided by RMIT, supplied from the survey equipment room
- survey specifications, including relevant engineering plans and drawings.	All required plans and drawings will be available for download on Canvas

Other Information

Interim Results

After you have submitted an assessment, you will receive an interim result. This is displayed in the Grades section of this Canvas shell. These will be as follows:

Results	Description
Satisfactory (S)	You will receive this interim result when you meet all of the following criteria: You have submitted your assessment by the due date and time. You have attended the required minimum attendance for this course. You have met all the assessment requirements, and your Trainer/Assessor deems that you have satisfactorily completed the assessment.
Not Yet Satisfactory (NYS)	You will receive this interim result when you meet one or more of the following criteria: You have not attended the required minimum attendance for this course. You have not met one or more of the assessment requirements, and your Trainer/Assessor deems that you have not satisfactorily completed the assessment.
Did Not Submit (DNS)	You will receive this result when you have not submitted your assessment by the due date or time. Your Trainer/Assessor, the Program Coordinator or the Program Manager cannot overturn this interim result. An approved Special Consideration is required to allow further opportunities to complete the assessment. Additionally, moderation panels cannot overturn this result either.

 

Note: You must achieve a Satisfactory (S) result for every assessment in this course in order to pass.

 

Interim results will inform the moderation panel of their decision as to whether or not you are deemed competent and can pass the course. Your final and official result will be published via My Results on RMIT's website. It is your responsibility to check your final results. Your Trainer/Assessor, the Program Coordinator or the Program Manager will not inform you of your final result.

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